Periodontal and Cardiometabolic Responses to Vitamin D Intervention in African Americans With Periodontal Disease

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2015-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Poor vitamin D status is very common in African Americans. Periodontitis (gum disease) are shown to be related to theincreased risk of cardiometabolic diseases. Vitamin D is freely available and cheap supplement that has shown beneficialeffect in the immune system regulation and maintenance of the cardiovascular health. In this study The investigators hypothesize thatvitamin D supplementation for 16 weeks in African Americans with periodontitis will result in clinical improvement in theirgum health as well as their cardiometabolic risk profile

• Phase: Early Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Augusta University
• Treatments: Cholecalciferol; Ergocalciferols; Vitamin D; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. You are African American

2. You have generalized chronic moderate to severe gum disease (periodontitis)

3. Your age is between 18-60 years.

4. You are not taking any vitamin, mineral or herbal supplements

5. If you are a female, you are not pregnant

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not meeting any of the above